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Drug Testing and Treatment

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2004, Official Report, column 901W, on drug testing and treatment, (1) if he will break down the number of drug treatment and testing orders issued in the York Petty Sessional Area by bench areas; [161774]

Paul Goggins: Information relating to the number of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) made in the York Petty Sessional Area (PSA) broken down by bench areas together with success rates of these orders and the number that have been revoked and reasons for this is not centrally available.

Data provided by probation areas to the National Probation Directorate show that in England and Wales between October 2000 and December 2003 18,397 orders were made. 16 per cent. of these were completed successfully, and 34 per cent. remained on the order. In the same period, 11,750 orders terminated, 24 per cent. of which were for successful completion.

Completion rates of DTTOs do not necessarily show the whole picture in respect of success of these orders. An evaluation of the three DTTO pilots found that, on average, offenders committed 75 per cent. fewer offences while on the order and reduced their spend on drugs by over 90 per cent. A two-year follow-up reconviction study found that there was a significant reduction in the average number of convictions per year in the two years following the order in all three pilot sites.

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In respect of DTTOs, the timescales for first contact with the probation service and treatment provider are determined by the Home Office National Standards for the supervision of offenders in the community. These require that the first appointment with the probation area shall be arranged to take place within one working day of the order being made and contact with the treatment provider shall be arranged to take place within two working days of the order.

No recommendation is made in respect of commencement on any specific programme, nor in respect of prescribing substitute drugs; this is determined on an individual basis following assessment and is dependent upon the treatment needs of the offender. Contact, including treatment, across all requirements of the orders is expected to be on five days per week, for a total of 20 hours per week, for the first 13 weeks of the order.

Graffiti

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those who graffitied were repeat offenders in 2003; and whether common profiles for repeat offenders have been created. [153607]

Paul Goggins: Statistics are not available to indicate how many of offenders who cause graffiti are repeat offenders. The statistics collected centrally do not include the circumstances of the offence, therefore graffiti offences committed cannot be distinguished from other offences of criminal or malicious damage.

Police

Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of police officers in each police force in England and Wales are (a) female and (b) from an ethnic minority, broken down by rank. [164215]

Ms Blears: The data for 31 March 2003 are shown in the tables. The March 2004 data will be published in the autumn.

Percentage of minority ethnic officers per force, by rank, as at 31 March 2003: England and Wales

Minority ethnic ranks as percentage oftotal
Police forceACPO rankChief SuperintendentSuperintendent
Avon and Somerset000
Bedfordshire0010
Cambridgeshire000
Cheshire000
Cleveland000
Cumbria000
Derbyshire000
Devon and Cornwall000
Dorset000
Durham000
Essex007
Gloucestershire000
Greater Manchester002
Hampshire000
Hertfordshire0013
Humberside000
Kent004
Lancashire000
Leicestershire0011
Lincolnshire000
London, City of000
Merseyside007
Metropolitan Police823
Norfolk000
Northamptonshire000
Northumbria003
North Yorkshire0017
Nottinghamshire0290
South Yorkshire000
Staffordshire000
Suffolk000
Surrey000
Sussex000
Thames Valley006
Warwickshire0013
West Mercia000
West Midlands000
West Yorkshire000
Wiltshire000
Dyfed-Powys0017
Gwent000
North Wales000
South Wales0130
Total of all 43 forces212
NCS000
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS)000
Central Service secondments043
British Transport Police000
Total other services021
Total police service strength112
Total police service strength (excluding BTP)112

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Minority ethnic ranks as percentage of total
Police forceChief InspectorInspectorSergeantConstable
Avon and Somerset0112
Bedfordshire0235
Cambridgeshire0233
Cheshire0001
Cleveland0131
Cumbria0400
Derbyshire9423
Devon and Cornwall0001
Dorset0211
Durham0012
Essex2212
Gloucestershire0221
Greater Manchester2233
Hampshire0211
Hertfordshire4122
Humberside0211
Kent0011
Lancashire0123
Leicestershire5445
Lincolnshire0121
London, City of6224
Merseyside2112
Metropolitan Police2336
Norfolk4101
Northamptonshire11423
Northumbria0011
North Yorkshire7011
Nottinghamshire7223
South Yorkshire0233
Staffordshire0012
Suffolk0013
Surrey0203
Sussex2111
Thames Valley0323
Warwickshire8043
West Mercia3121
West Midlands0556
West Yorkshire2233
Wiltshire0011
Dyfed-Powys0001
Gwent0002
North Wales0010
South Wales0202
Total of all 43 forces2223
NCS5032
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS)0043
Central Service secondments3304
British Transport Police3234
Total other services3233
Total police service strength2223
Total police service strength (excluding BTP)2223

Note:

This and other tables contain full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.


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Percentage of females per force by ranks as at 31 March 2003: England and Wales

Police forcePercentage ACPO ranks femalePercentage Chief Superintendents femalePercentage Superintendents female
Avon and Somerset0020
Bedfordshire0030
Cambridgeshire000
Cheshire0014
Cleveland009
Cumbria3300
Derbyshire01413
Devon and Cornwall2509
Dorset33010
Durham000
Essex01421
Gloucestershire0022
Greater Manchester0512
Hampshire0012
Hertfordshire0206
Humberside000
Kent0012
Lancashire251315
Leicestershire25022
Lincolnshire0330
London, City of000
Merseyside007
Metropolitan Police1447
Norfolk000
Northamptonshire000
Northumbria0012
North Yorkshire33170
Nottinghamshire006
South Yorkshire0154
Staffordshire0015
Suffolk3300
Surrey0020
Sussex065
Thames Valley40206
Warwickshire0013
West Mercia3399
West Midlands0150
West Yorkshire0187
Wiltshire50013
Dyfed-Powys000
Gwent0200
North Wales009
South Wales009
Total of all 43 forces869
NCS006
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS)000
Central Service secondments008
British Transport Police000
Total other services005
Total police service strength768
Total police service strength (excluding BTP)869


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Police forcePercentage Chief Inspector femalePercentage Inspector femalePercentage Sergeant femalePercentage Constable female
Avon and Somerset2161018
Bedfordshire2171323
Cambridgeshire841120
Cheshire3121421
Cleveland071019
Cumbria88825
Derbyshire06821
Devon and Cornwall9111121
Dorset481120
Durham691024
Essex591222
Gloucestershire531224
Greater Manchester13111421
Hampshire7111523
Hertfordshire11141424
Humberside137823
Kent20111322
Lancashire12101322
Leicestershire1551019
Lincolnshire117919
London, City of136820
Merseyside4111219
Metropolitan Police671119
Norfolk1651119
Northamptonshire071123
Northumbria971020
North Yorkshire03821
Nottinghamshire1471119
South Yorkshire681522
Staffordshire461023
Suffolk610823
Surrey10121624
Sussex13131323
Thames Valley14121222
Warwickshire06722
West Mercia169822
West Midlands14121527
West Yorkshire491122
Wiltshire071124
Dyfed-Powys041020
Gwent010521
North Wales411021
South Wales481020
Total of all 43 forces891121
NCS149812
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS)45717
Central Service secondments8121526
British Transport Police38713
Total other services89914
Total police service strength891121
Total police service strength (excluding BTP)991121

Note:

This and other tables contain full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.



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